Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-47597 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47597 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47597?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 30 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Linux <UNKNOWN>; Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47597?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-47597 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-47597?
- Check whether you run Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Linux or Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a use-after-free triggered by a missing self-reference guard in the Resource Server kernel module's map cleanup path, exploitable by unprivileged local attackers. The flaw allows memory corruption that can lead to kernel code execution, privilege escalation, DoS, information disclosure, and data tampering. A fix is available from NVIDIA.
Affected products
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows <UNKNOWN>
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-09-30: disclosed